Sports water bottle

ABSTRACT

A sports water bottle includes a container, a lid, a resilient member and a spout. The lid is mounted onto the container detachably and has a tube and an upper rim. The tube has an outer surface. The upper rim is formed around the outer surface, has an inner surface and defines a recess. The resilient member has a stationary end and a slidable end. The stationary end is mounted on the inner surface of the upper rim. The slidable end is mounted in the recess. The spout is mounted onto the lid slidably and inserted into the tube. The slidable end of the resilient member can be pushed to bend up the resilient member to push up the spout to drink water from the container. Pushing the stationary end of the resilient member is a more sanitary way to push up the spout.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a sports water bottle, and moreparticularly to a sports water bottle that is sanitary to use.

2. Description of the Related Art

With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, a conventional sports water bottle inaccordance with the prior art has a container (90), a lid (70), a spout(80) and a cover (A0).

The container (90) has a top (not numbered) and a mouth (91). The mouth(91) is formed in the top of the container (90).

The lid (70) is mounted detachably on the mouth (91) and has a body (72)and a rim (76). The body (72) is mounted detachably in the mouth (91)and has an open top (not numbered), a bottom (not numbered), a center(not numbered), a spout space (71), a bottom panel (73) and a slot (74).The open top has a periphery (not numbered). The spout space (71) isdefined in the center of the body (72) and communicates with the opentop. The bottom panel (73) is formed in the bottom of the body (72) andhas a center (not numbered) and a plug (75). The plug (75) is formed onthe center of the bottom panel (73). The slot (74) is defined throughthe bottom panel (73) and communicates with the spout space (71) toallow water inside the container to flow through. The rim (76) extendsdownward from the periphery of the open top. The rim (76) can be rotatedto detach the lid (70) from the mouth (91) of the container (90).

The spout (80) is mounted slidably in the spout space (71) and has adrinking tube (81) and a dish (82). The drinking tube (81) is insertedinto the spout space (71) and has an outside surface (not numbered) anda bottom. The dish (82) is formed around the outside surface of thedrinking tube (81) and selectively covers the open top of the body (72).When the spout (80) is pushed into the lid (70), the dish (82) coversthe open top of the body (72) and the plug (75) is inserted into thebottom of the drinking tube (81) to prevent water inside the container(90) from flowing through.

The cover (A0) has a ring (A2), a neck (A1), and a cap (A3). The ring(A2) encircles the mouth (91). The neck (A1) extends from the ring (A2)and has a distal end (not numbered). The cap (A3) is formed at thedistal end of the neck (A1). The cap (A3) is detachably fitted onto thelid (70) to prevent the spout (80) from being dirtied.

With reference to FIG. 7, when people want to drink water inside thecontainer (90), they will pull the spout (80) up with their teeth ortheir fingers to get the plug (75) to leave the bottom of the drinkingtube (81) and allow the water to flow through the slot (74) and thedrinking tube (81) to their mouths. However, biting or pulling up thespout (80) with teeth or fingers is not sanitary as teeth and fingersare usually full of dregs of food, dirt or bacteria, and the dregs, dirtor bacteria may remain on the spout after people bite or pull up thespout. So biting or pulling up the spout (80) with teeth or fingers isnot a sanitary way to drink water inside the container (90).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide an improved sportswater bottle. The sports water bottle in accordance with the presentinvention comprises a container, a lid, a resilient member and a spout.

The container has a mouth.

The lid is mounted detachably onto the mouth and has a tube, a deck, anupper rim and a bottom panel. The tube is placed in the mouth and has anopen top, a guide notch and an outside surface. The guide notch isdefined on the open top of the tube. The deck encircles the outsidesurface of the tube under the guide notch and has a periphery. The upperrim extends upwards from the periphery of the deck, has an insidesurface and defines a recess. The bottom panel is formed under the tubeand multiple holes are defined through the bottom panel to allow waterinside the container to flow through.

The resilient member has a button and two resilient arms. The button ismounted slidably in the recess and has two sides. The button can bepushed along the recess. The resilient arms cross the open top of thetube and each has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal ends ofthe resilient arms are attached to the two sides of the button; and theproximal ends of the resilient arms are mounted on the inside surface ofthe upper rim. When the button is pushed in, the resilient arms bendupward.

The spout is mounted onto the lid and has a drinking tube. The drinkingtube is inserted slidably into the tube of the lid and has a dish, aguide tab and an outside surface. The dish is formed around the outsidesurface of the drinking tube and selectively covers the open top of thetube. When the dish is pushed up by the bending resilient arms, thedrinking tube is pushed up to allow water to flow through the holesdefined through the bottom panel. The guide tab is formed under the dishand is received in the guide notch to prevent the spout from rotatingwhen the bending resilient arms push up the dish.

A user can push in the button with his/her fingers to bend the resilientarms to push up the drinking tube and spout and suck the drinking tubeto drink water inside the container. Pushing up the spout by pushing inthe button with fingers is much cleaner than biting or pulling up thespout with teeth or fingers.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a sports water bottle inaccordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of a lid and a spout ofthe sports water bottle in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top view in partial section of the lid and spoutalong line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged operational side view in cross-section of the lidand spout in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an operational side view in cross-section of the sports waterbottle in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view of a conventional sports waterbottle in accordance with the prior art; and

FIG. 7 is an operational side view in cross-section of the conventionalsports water bottle in FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1-3, a ventilated sports water bottle inaccordance with the present invention comprises a container (20), a lid(30), a resilient member (40), a spout (10) and a cover (60).

The container (20) has a mouth (21) and optional inner threads (22). Themouth (21) has an inner surface. The inner threads (22) are formed onthe inner surface of the mouth (21).

The lid (30) is attached onto the mouth (21) of the container (20) andhas a tube (33), a deck (32), an optional lower rim (31), an upper rim(34) and a bottom panel (333).

The tube (33) is placed in the mouth (21) and has an open top, a guidenotch (336), optional outer threads (331) and an outer surface. Theguide notch (336) is defined on the open top of the tube (33). The outerthreads (331) are formed on the outer surface of the tube (33). Theouter threads (331) correspond to and connect with the inner threads(22).

The deck (32) encircles the outer surface of the tube (33) between theguide notch (336) and outer threads (331) and has a periphery.

The lower rim (31) extends downward from the periphery of the deck (32).The lower rim can be rotated to separate the outer threads (331) fromthe inner threads (22).

The upper rim (34) extends upward from the periphery of the deck (32)and has a recess (321), two guide tabs (322), two hooked tabs (323) andan inside surface. The recess (321) is defined in the upper rim (34).The guide tabs (322) are formed on the inside surface of the upper rim(34) and are opposite each other across the recess (321). The hookedtabs (323) are formed on the inside surface of the upper rim (34) andare opposite each other across the guide notch (336).

The bottom panel (333) is formed under the tube (33) and has a center,an optional plug (334) and multiple holes (335). The plug (334) isformed on the center of the bottom panel (333). The holes (335) aredefined through the bottom panel (333) and around the plug (334). Waterinside the container (20) can flow through the holes (335).

With further reference to FIG. 4, the resilient member (40) has a button(42), two resilient arms (41), an anchoring strip (46), two sliding tabs(44) and two stopping tabs (45).

The button (42) is placed in the recess (321) slidably and has twosides. The button (42) can be pushed along the recess (321).

The two sliding tabs (44) are formed on two sides of the button (42),are opposite to each other and extend outward under respective guidetabs (322). The sliding tabs (44) under the guide tabs (322) prevent thebutton (42) from rising up off the deck (32).

The two resilient arms (41) cross the open top of the tube (33), andeach have a distal end and a proximal end. The distal ends of theresilient arms (41) are attached to the button (42). When the button(42) is pushed in along the recess (321), the resilient arms (41) bendupward.

The anchoring strip (46) links the proximal ends of the resilient arms(41) and is mounted to the hooked tabs (323) to secure the proximal endsof the resilient arms (41).

The two stopping tabs (45) are formed on the resilient arms (41)respectively between the button (42) and the anchoring strip (46), andextend inward over the open top of the tube (33).

The spout (10) is mounted in the lid (30) and has a drinking tube (11)and an optional ventilation assembly (50).

With further reference to FIG. 4, the drinking tube (11) is mountedslidably in the tube (33) of the lid (30) and has a dish (12), a guidetab (14), multiple optional steadying tabs (16), two stopping tabs (15),an outside surface, and a bottom.

The dish (12) is formed around the outer surface of the drinking tube(11) and selectively covers the open top of the tube (33). When the dish(12) is pushed up by the bending resilient arms (41), the drinking tube(11) is also pushed up.

The guide tab (14) is formed under the dish (12) and is received in theguide notch (336). The guide tab (14) guides the drinking tube (11) tomove vertically and prevents the drinking tube (11) from rotating.

The multiple steadying tabs (16) are formed on the outer surface of thedrinking tube (11), mounted in the tube (33) and abut the tube (33)snugly to allow the drinking tube (11) move vertically and stably.

The two stopping tabs (15) are formed on the outer surface of thedrinking tube (11) and mounted below the stopping tabs (45) of theresilient member (40). When the resilient arms (41) bend upward, thestopping tabs (45) move over respective stopping tabs (15). The risingstopping tabs (15) are stopped by the stopping tabs (45) to prevent thedrinking tube (11) from being pulled completely out from the tube (33).

The ventilation assembly (50) is mounted to the bottom of the drinkingtube (11) and has an upper disc (51), a soft disc (52), and a lower disc(53).

The upper disc (51) is mounted on the bottom of the drinking tube (11)and has an upper hole (511), multiple upper vents (512), multiple upperchannels (514), multiple upper hooks (513), a center, and a bottom. Theupper hole (511) is defined in the center of the upper disc (51). Theupper vents (512) and the upper channels (514) are defined through theupper disc (51) around the upper hole (511). The upper hooks (513)extend downward from the bottom of the upper disc (51).

The lower disc (53) has a lower hole (531), multiple lower vents (532),multiple lower channels (534), multiple lower hooks (533), a center, anda top. The lower hole (531) is defined through the center of the lowerdisc (53). The lower vents (532) and the lower channels (534) aredefined through the lower disc (53) around the lower hole (531) andcorrespond to the upper vents (512) and upper hooks (513), respectively.The lower hooks (533) extend upward from the top of the lower disc (53)and correspond to the upper channels (514).

The soft disc (52) has a middle hole (521), multiple middle vents (522),multiple middle channels (524), and a center. The middle hole (521) isdefined through the center of the soft disc (52). The middle vents (522)are defined through the soft disc (52) around the middle hole (521),correspond to the upper vents (512) and lower vents (532), and each havean optional membrane (525). An aperture (526) is defined in eachmembrane (525). The middle channels (524) are defined through the softdisc (52) around the middle hole (521) and correspond to the upper hooks(513) and lower hooks (533). The lower hooks (533) and the upper hooks(513) are inserted through the middle channels (524) and mounted in theupper channels (514) and lower channels (534), respectively, to clampthe soft disc (52) between the upper disc (51) and the lower disc (53).

With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 5, when the lower disc (53) isclosed onto the bottom panel (333), the plug (334) is inserted into thelower hole (531) and the middle hole (521) to prevent water inside thecontainer (20) from flowing through. When the container (20) is turnedover, water inside the container (20) flows through the lower hole(531), middle hole (521) and upper hole (511). Air outside the container(20) runs through the lower vents (532), the apertures (526) defined inmembranes (525) of the middle vents (522) and the upper vents (512) tobalance the air pressure inside and outside the container (20).

The cover (60) has a ring (62), a neck (61), and a cap (63). The ring(62) encircles the mouth (21). The neck (61) extends from the ring (62)and has a distal end (not numbered). The cap (63) is formed at thedistal end of the neck (61). The cap (63) is detachably mounted onto thelid (30) to prevent the spout (10) from being dirtied.

It is to be understood, however, that even though numerouscharacteristics and advantages of the present invention have been setforth in the foregoing description, together with details of thestructure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrativeonly. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters ofshape, size, and arrangement of parts. It should be clear to thoseskilled in the art that further embodiment may be made without departingfrom the scope and spirit of the present invention.

1. A sports water bottle comprising: a container having a mouth havingan inner surface; a lid attached onto the mouth and having a tube placedin the mouth and having an open top; a guide notch defined on the opentop of the tube; and an outer surface; a deck encircling the outersurface of the tube under the guide notch and having a periphery; anupper rim extending upward from the periphery of the deck and having arecess defined in the upper rim; an inner surface; two guide tabs formedon the inner surface of the upper rim and being opposite to each otheracross the recess; and two hooked tabs formed on the inner surface ofthe upper rim and being opposite to each other across the guide notch;and a bottom panel formed under the tube and having a center; andmultiple holes defined through the bottom panel; a resilient memberhaving a button mounted slidably in the recess and having two sides; twosliding tabs formed on the two sides of the button, being opposite toeach other and extending outward slidably under respective guide tabs;two resilient arms crossing the open top of the tube and each resilientarm having a distal end attached to the button; and a proximal end; ananchoring strip linking the proximal ends of the resilient arms andmounted to the hooked tabs to secure the proximal ends of the resilientarms; and two stopping tabs formed on the resilient arms respectivelybetween the button and the anchoring strip and extending inward over theopen top of the tube; and a spout attached onto the lid and having adrinking tube mounted slidably in the tube of the lid and having anouter surface; a bottom; a dish formed around the outer surface of thedrinking tube and selectively covering the open top of the tube; a guidetab formed under the dish and received in the guide notch; and twostopping tabs formed on the outer surface of the drinking tube andplaced below the stopping tabs of the resilient member.
 2. The sportswater bottle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spout further includes aventilation assembly mounted to the bottom of the drinking tube.
 3. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ventilationassembly has an upper disc mounted to the bottom of the drinking tubeand having a center; a bottom; an upper hole defined through the centerof the upper disc; multiple upper vents defined through the upper discaround the upper hole; multiple upper channels defined through the upperdisc around the upper hole; and multiple upper hooks extending downwardfrom the bottom of the upper disc; a lower disc having a center a top; alower hole defined through the center of the lower disc; multiple lowervents defined through the lower disc around the lower hole andcorresponding to the upper vents; multiple lower channels definedthrough the lower disc around the lower hole and corresponding to theupper hooks; and multiple lower hooks extending upward from the top ofthe lower disc and corresponding to the upper channels; and a soft discmounted between the upper disc and the lower disc and having a center; amiddle hole defined through the center of the soft disc; multiple middlevents defined through the soft disc around the middle hole andcorresponding to the upper vents and lower vents; and multiple middlechannels defined through the soft disc around the middle hole andcorresponding to the upper hooks and lower hooks, wherein the lowerhooks and the upper hooks are inserted through the middle channels andmounted in the upper channels and lower channels, respectively, tosecure the soft disc between the upper disc and the lower disc.
 4. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the middlevents further has a membrane and an aperture defined in the membrane. 5.The sports water bottle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the containerfurther has an inner thread formed on the inner surface of the mouth andthe tube further has an outer thread formed on the outer surface of thetube, corresponding to and connected with the inner thread.
 6. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the container furtherhas an inner thread formed on the inner surface of the mouth and thetube further has an outer thread formed on the outer surface of thetube, corresponding to and connected with the inner thread.
 7. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the container furtherhas an inner thread formed on the inner surface of the mouth and thetube further has an outer thread formed on the outer surface of thetube, corresponding to and connected with the inner thread.
 8. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the container furtherhas an inner thread formed on the inner surface of the mouth and thetube further has an outer thread formed on the outer surface of thetube, corresponding to and connected with the inner thread.
 9. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lid further has alower rim extending downward from the periphery of the deck.
 10. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the lid further has alower rim extending downward from the periphery of the deck.
 11. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lid further has alower rim extending downward from the periphery of the deck.
 12. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the lid further has alower rim extending downward from the periphery of the deck.
 13. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sports waterbottle further comprises a cover having a ring encircling the mouth ofthe container; a neck extending from the ring and having a distal end;and a cap formed at the distal end of the neck and mounted onto the liddetachably.
 14. The sports water bottle as claimed in claim 2, whereinthe sports water bottle further comprises a cover having a ringencircling the mouth of the container; a neck extending from the ringand having a distal end; and a cap formed at the distal end of the neckand mounted onto the lid detachably.
 15. The sports water bottle asclaimed in claim 3, wherein the sports water bottle further comprises acover having a ring encircling the mouth of the container; a neckextending from the ring and having a distal end; and a cap formed at thedistal end of the neck and mounted onto the lid detachably.
 16. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sports waterbottle further comprises a cover having a ring encircling the mouth ofthe container; a neck extending from the ring and having a distal end;and a cap formed at the distal end of the neck and mounted onto the liddetachably.
 17. The sports water bottle as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe drinking tube further has multiple steadying tabs formed on theouter surface of the drinking tube, placed in the tube and abutting thetube.
 18. The sports water bottle as claimed in claim 2, wherein thedrinking tube further has multiple steadying tabs formed on the outersurface of the drinking tube, placed in the tube and abutting the tube.19. The sports water bottle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the drinkingtube further has multiple steadying tabs formed on the outer surface ofthe drinking tube, placed in the tube and abutting the tube.
 20. Thesports water bottle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drinking tubefurther has multiple steadying tabs formed on the outer surface of thedrinking tube, placed in the tube and abutting the tube.